Ladies and gentlemen, Duke Ellington....

Welcome to "A Duke Ellington Panorama." These pages are
mainly a guide to the recordings of Duke Ellington released on CDs,
LPs and 78s (with a few cassettes included as well). These pages are
constantly growing, so check back every now and then.

Last major update: July 25, 2008. There are now 5,618 Ellington recordings
indexed on "A Duke Ellington Panorama." Our goal is to eventually include all issued
Ellington recordings - issued recordings are now complete for the years 1924-1944.

The Duke Ellington Society
PO Box 29470
Washington DC 20017

The Duke Ellington Music Society

DEMS is an international organization devoted to studying the recordings
of Duke Ellington. "A Duke Ellington Panorama" has the great honor of hosting
The International DEMS Bulletin. Our collection of DEMS Bulletins is now complete!

Sjef Hoefsmit

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DEDICATION

I would like to dedicate these Ellington pages to the members
of the Duke Ellington Society, Washington, D.C. I
attended my first meeting in November, 1995. The members
were considering moving to new quarters for their monthly
meetings, from a fraternity house to a church. They had been in
the same place for decades. Members began to wax eloquently about
the great times they had and all the musicians who had played in
that fraternity house. One member even had to stand up and touch
the piano. "I remember that Duke Ellington himself
played this piano for us," he said. I remember thinking to
myself, "There's no way they can leave this place." When the
President opened the matter to debate, there was only one
question: "Can we still have happy hour at the Church? They will
let us drink, won't they?" When that question was answered in the
affirmative, the membership unanimously voted to move their
monthly meetings to the Church. So much for sentimentality. I
knew I had fallen in with a good group.

THANKS

Luciano Massagli and Giovanni Volont&eacute for their "The New Desor: Duke
Ellington's Story on Records." This is a two volume discography of more
than 1600 pages.

Sjef Hoefsmit for the Duke Ellington Music Society Bulletin.
The DEMS Bulletin contains a wealth of information about Ellington
recordings.

W.E. Timner for his fine "Ellingtonia: The Recorded Music of
Duke Ellington and His Sidemen," presently in a Fifth Edition
published in November 2007. If you want more information than you find here,
Timner is the place to go.

Jerry Valburn for his "Duke Ellington on Compact Disc."
Valburn's Ellington collection (at the Library of Congress) is
the largest in the world. Yet Mr Valburn has kept up with the
very latest Ellington releases on Compact Disc.

Jack Towers, who recorded the Fargo, North Dakota concert, for
his willingness to loan a near stranger precious and inscribed
Ellington material. God bless you, Jack, I photocopied it.

Richard Ehrenzeller for his excellent column "The Digital
Jungle" in the TDES (N.Y.) newsletter.